Stage 6 of the Tour de France only had one real climb, and it was only a category 4 climb (not a difficult rating), so the peloton was able to stay unified and finish together -- making it another good day for the sprinters. Perhaps the most interesting story of the day was that a rider from South Africa is now wearing the yellow jersey. I think that may be a first. We'll just have to see how long he'll be able to hold on to it.Tomorrow's stage could shake things up a bit. It has four climbs -- including a category 2 climb, the most difficult climb so far this year. Here are the top stage 6 finishers, and the current overall standings:
STAGE 6 TOP FINISHERS
1. Andre Greipel (Germany) Lotto-Belisol
2. Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Cannondale
3. Marcel Kittel (Germany) Argos-Shimano
YELLOW JERSEY (Best Overall Time)
1. Daryl Impey (South Africa) Orica Greenedge
2. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) Sky Procycling..........0' 03"
3. Simon Gerrans (Australia) Orica Greenedge..........0' 05"
4. Michael Albasini (Switzerland) Orica Greenedge..........0' 05"
5. Michael Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........0' 06"
6. Sylvain Chavanel (France) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........0' 06"
7. Christopher Froome (Great Britain) Sky Procycling..........0' 08"
8. Richie Porte (Australia) Sky Procycling..........0' 08"
9. Nicolas Roche (Ireland) Saxo-Tinkoff..........0' 14"
10. Roman Kreuziger (Czech Republic) Saxo-Tinkoff..........0' 14"
11. Alberto Contador (Spain) Saxo-Tinkoff..........0' 14"
12. Michael Rogers (Australia) Saxo-Tinkoff..........0' 14"
13. Andrew Talansky (United States) Garmin-Sharp..........0' 22"
17. Thomas Danielson (United States) Garmin-Sharp..........0' 22"
25. Tejay Van Garderen (United States) BMC Racing..........0' 31"
GREEN JERSEY (Best Sprinter)
1. Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Cannondale..........159 pts
2. Andre Greipel (Germany) Lotto-Belisol..........130 pts
3. Mark Cavendish (Great Britain) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........119 pts
4. Alexander Kristoff (Norway) Katusha..........111 pts
5. Marcel Kittel (Germany) Argos-Shimano..........87 pts
POLKA DOT JERSEY (Best Climber)
1. Pierre Rolland (France) Europcar..........10 pts
2. Simon Clarke (Australia) Orica Greenedge..........5 pts
3. Blel Kadri (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........5 pts
4. Thomas De Gendt (Belgium) Vacansoleil-DCM..........4 pts
5. Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spain) Euskaltel-Euskadi..........3 pts
WHITE JERSEY (Best Young Rider)
1. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
2. Andrew Talansky (United States) Garmin-Sharp..........0' 16"
3. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Columbia) Movistar..........0' 19"
4. Tejay Van Garderen (United States) BMC Racing..........0' 25"
5. Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Cannondale..........0' 28"
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Orica Greenedge (Australia)
2. Sky Procycling (Great Britain)..........0' 08"
3. Saxo-Tinkoff (Denmark)..........0' 19"
4. Movistar (Spain)..........0' 25"
5. Garmin-Sharp (United States)..........0' 27"
6. Lampre-Merida (Italy)..........0' 30"
7. Vacansoleil-DCM (Netherlands)..........0' 33"
8. Katusha (Russia)..........0' 33"
9. BMC Racing (United States)..........0' 36"
10. Radioshack Leopard (Luxembourg)..........0' 38"
